Guard-rail fixture for railway tracks



July 1., 1924.

T. MANEY GUARD RAIL FIXTURE FOR RAILWAY TRACKS Filed Feb. 25 1922 Patented July 1, 1924.

PATENT QFFICE.

THOMAS MAINEY, OF LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY.

GUARD-RAIL FIXTURE FOR RAILWAY TRACKS.

Application filed February 25, 1922. Serial No. 539,242.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THoMAs MANEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Louisville, in the county of Jelferson and State of Kentucky, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Guard- Rail Fixtures for Railway Tracks, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in guard rail fixtures for railway tracks. This invention is an improvement on my previous inventions, and consists of a base plate having a hook at one edge, 1n connection with a casting that clamps the outerv flange of the guard-rail and rests upon the base plate, with a projecting edge which extends beneath the hook, the casting and base-plate having registering holes to re ceive a spike or screw for holdmg the cast ing, base-plate and guard-rail rigldly fastened to the tie. There are other features of importance incident to the general construction of the several parts that will be further described and pointed out in detail.

In the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is a cross-section, with parts broken away;

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the baseplate;

Fig. 3 is a top view of the riser casting;

Fig. 4 is a front view;

Fig. 5 is a rear view;

Fig. 6 is an end view of the same.

A, represents the base-plate. It preferably has an abutment 1 at one edge, against which the inner flange of the main rail 2 rests, and a rib 3 on the bottom which helps to anchor it upon the cross-tie.

The opposite edge is provided with a hook-shaped flange 4, and this receives and overlaps the projecting edge 5 of the risercasting 6, the latter having an open aw 7 at one edge, which receives and clamps the flange S of the guard-rail 9.

The main rail 2 and the guardrail 9 are preferably held apart by the toggle 10, which latter is located between the inner base flanges of said rails and the lower end extends between base-plates.

The riser-casting has a hole 11 therethrough, which registers with a similar opening 12 in the base-plate to receive a spike or screw 13 for fastening the base plate, casting, and guard-rail rigidly to the cross-tie (not shown).

In the preferred construction, the lower surface of the base-plate adjacent to the hook is concaved as at 14:. As nearly the entire load of the plate is delivered through the main rail 2, this end of the base-plate is made concaved in order to adjust the bearing area of the plate to the load to prevent unequal settlement into the cross-tie. The shape of this concavity might vary indefinitely.

The whole construction thus described constitutes a complete fastening between the guard-rail and the end of the tie-plate, making it impossible for the guard-rail to rise vertically without taking the plate with it.

The method of fastening by screw or spike is entirely optional. The spike is shown as the simpler method and as being more readily applied, but obviously a screw would serve .The dimensions of the plate, including length, breadth, thickness and projection outside of the base of the main rail are all subject to alteration.

A casting 6 is slid into place between the outer edge of the base flange of the guardrail and the hook-shaped flange 4 of the base-plate, as shown in Fig. 1, bringing the slots 11 and 12 into registry, whereupon the spike 13 is driven therethrough into the tie beneath.

I claim:

1. In a guard rail fixture for railway tracks, a base-plate having a concave portion on the lower surface which is initially wholly removed from the cross-tie.

2. In a guard-rail fixture for railway tracks, a base-plate having an abutment at one edge, a hooked flange at the opposite edge, and a concavity on the lower surface adjacent to the hooked flange, the concavity being initially entirely removed from the cross-tie.

3. In a guard-rail fixture for railway tracks, a base-plate having an abutment at one edge, and a hooked flange at the opposite edge, in combination with a main rail, guard-rail and casting, the casting having a projecting edge which extends beneath the hooked flange of the base plate, the casting and base-plate having registering holes to receive a fastening device.

l. In a guard rail fixture for railway tracks, a base plate having an abutment near one edge, and a hooked flange near the opposite edge, with a rib on the lower surface and a concavity on the lower surface adjacent to the hooked flange, the concavit being initially entirely removed from the cross-tie.

5. In a guard-rail fixture for railway tracks, a base-plate, the major portion of the lower surface of which is flat and adapted to rest upon a cross-tie, and the remainder of said lower surface forming a concave portion which is initially wholly removed from the tie.

G. The combination with a base-plate having a hooked flange at one edge, of a main and a guard-rail, and a toggle connection between the adjacent flanges of the two, and a casting clamped to the outer edge of the guard-rail and having a projecting edge which extends securely beneath the hooked flange of the base-plate, and means extending through the casting and base-plate for fastening the two rigidly to a cross-tie or other support.

7. The combination with a base-plate having a hooked flange at one edge, of a guard-rail and casting, the casting having a projecting edge which extends beneath the hooked flange of the base plate for sup porting one side of the guard-rail.

8. In a guard-rail support, the combination with a base-plate having a hooked flange, of a casting having a projecting edge which is adapted to extend beneath the flange of the baseplate.

9. A base-plate having a concave portion on the lower surface which extends tothe end of the base-plate, and which is initially removed from the cross-tie.

10. A base-plate, the major portion of the lower surface of which is flat and adapted to rest upon a crosstie, and the remainder of said lower surface forming a concave portion which extends to the end of the base-plate, and which is initially removed from the cross-tie.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

THOMAS MANEY. 

